Sub code- ECE 702

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Rev. No:
GITAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Pages: 11
GITAMUNIVERSITY

Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam – 530 045 (AP)

ECE 702 Design of Steel
Wind Analysis and Design of Tall Structures
Chimney

Q.1) Design for Visakhapatnam a self-supporting stack of height 80m above the
foundation. The diameter of the cylindrical portion of chimney is 3.5m. Thickness of fire
brickwork lining is 100mm. And the lining is supported by the stack throughout the height.
The topography at the site is almost flat and the location is of terrain category – II.

Sol) Basic Dimension of Chimney:

Height of Conical Flared Portion = 80/3 = 26.67m

Let us provide height of conical flared portion as 30m

Diameter of cylindrical portion = 3.5 m

Diameter of Conical Portion at base = 5.6 m

Let us provide 8 sections each of 10m height

Wind Force

Terrain category: Terrain Category 2 (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.3.2.1)

Design Factors:

Risk Coefficient Factor k1 = 1.00 (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.3.1, Table-1)

Terrain & Height Factor k2 is dependent on height (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.3.2.2, Table-2)

Topography Factor k3 = 1.00 (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.3.3.1)

Importance Factor for Cyclonic Region k4 = 1.00 (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.3.4)

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Wind Directionality Factor Kd = 0.90 (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 6.1.1)

Design Wind Pressure:

Design Wind Speed = VZ = Vb×k1×k2×k3×k4 = 50 ×1.0× k2×0.91×1.0 = 45.50 k2 m/s

(IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.3)

pZ = 0.6 (VZ)2 = 0.6× (45.50 k2)2 = 1242.15 k22 N/m2 (IS:875-pt.3, Sec 5.4)

The values of k2 are determined for mid-section level and force on the sections are
tabulated below:

Height height
from from Lever
Sl.no base D h top arm k2 pz P (kN) Mw
(kNm)
Section 1 80 3.5 10 10 5 1.236 1.898 46.5
232.5
Section 2 70 3.5 10 20 15 1.224 1.861 45.59
925.45
Section 3 60 3.5 10 30 25 1.212 1.825 44.71
2069.9
Section 4 50 3.5 10 40 35 1.2 1.789 43.83
3657.05
Section 5 40 3.5 10 50 45 1.175 1.715 42.02
5673.45
Section 6 30 3.5 10 60 55 1.15 1.643 40.25
8101.2
Section 7 20 3.85 10 70 65 1.12 1.558 41.99
10940.15
Section 8 10 4.55 10 80 75 1.05 1.369 43.6
14207.05
Section 9 0 5.25 10 90 85 1.05 1.369 50.31
17943.5

Design of chimney:
The minimum thickness of the chimney required is 6mm or D/500, i.e., 7mm. SO the effective
thickness of chimney is 7mm.
Considering External & internal corrosion Limits the thickness of the chimney required is
11mm.
The stresses in the the sections of chimney for self weight, lining weight and wind forces are
tabulated. If the Fcmax and Ftmax are not within the permissible limtis as per Table 3 of IS
6533 Part II: 1989, the thickness for that section is increased by 2mm.

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 eff
thicknes thicknes Fcma Permissibl Per
Sl.no s s Fs Fl Fw x h/d d/t e fc Remarks Ftmax m Ft
Sectio
n1 11 7 0.785 2.857 3.454 7.096 2.857 500 58 Safe 4.239 105 Safe
Sectio 15.31
n2 11 7 1.57 5.714 13.748 21.032 5.714 500 58 Safe 8 105 Safe
Sectio 33.10
n3 11 7 2.355 8.571 30.75 41.676 8.571 500 58 Safe 5 105 Safe
Increased
Sectio thickness 50.67
n4 12 8 3.14 10 47.537 60.677 11.429 437.5 64 Safe by 2 mm 7 105 Safe
Increased
Sectio thickness 62.92
n5 14 10 3.925 10 58.999 72.924 14.286 350 87 Safe by 2 mm 4 105 Safe
Increased
Sectio 291.66 thickness 74.91
n6 16 12 4.71 10 70.204 84.914 17.143 7 87 Safe by 2 mm 4 105 Safe
Increased
Sectio thickness 72.65
n7 18 14 5.495 10 67.159 82.654 18.182 275 90 Safe by 2 mm 4 105 Safe
Sectio 68.72
n8 18 14 6.28 11.429 62.443 80.152 17.582 325 88 Safe 3 105 Safe
Sectio 66.30
n9 18 14 7.065 12.857 59.237 79.159 17.143 375 84 Safe 2 105 Safe

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